Blues sign Roy

St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Blues officially signed center
Derek Roy to a one-year contract on Thursday.

The deal was pending a physical exam after the two sides agreed to terms on
Saturday. The contract is reportedly worth $4 million.

A nine-year NHL veteran, Roy split last season with the Dallas Stars and
Vancouver Canucks and finished with seven goals and 21 assists over a combined
42 games. The 30-year-old has accumulated 168 goals and 287 assists over 591
overall contests during his tenure in the league, the majority of which was
spent with the Buffalo Sabres.

Roy's best season came in 2007-08, when he posted career bests of 32 goals and
81 points with the Sabres. The Ontario native followed with 28 goals and 70
points the subsequent campaign.